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The star of Riverdale and Chemical Hearts, Lili Reinhart, joins Podcrushed to discuss her journey from a 12-year-old aspiring artist to a booked-and-busy actor. Lili reflects on her early struggles and auditions, the transformative experience of Riverdale, and the challenges of bringing indie projects like Hal & Harper to life. She also opens up about her latest productions and the pressures of adapting popular IP, all while maintaining her sanity in Hollywood. Don’t miss this one!
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00:00 Introduction
04:19 Lily’s Early Acting Journey
10:05 Challenges and Rejections
15:52 Moving to LA and Booking Riverdale
25:13 First Crushes and Heartbreaks
28:08 Embarrassing School Memories
30:18 Transition to Adulthood
30:54 Moving Back to LA and Auditioning for Riverdale
33:03 Booking the Role and Moving to Vancouver
34:20 Chemistry Tests and Initial Reactions
37:05 Shooting the First Season of Riverdale
39:01 Impact of Riverdale’s Success
39:28 Favorite Storylines and Behind-the-Scenes Memories
42:36 Challenges and Rewards of Independent Television
54:10 The Love Hypothesis and Handling Fan Expectations
57:16 Upcoming Projects and Future Plans
01:02:24 Advice to 12-Year-Old Self
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The star of Riverdale and Chemical Hearts, Lili Reinhart, joins Podcrushed to discuss her journey from a 12-year-old aspiring artist to a booked-and-busy actor. Lili reflects on her early struggles and auditions, the transformative experience of Riverdale, and the challenges of bringing indie projects like Hal & Harper to life. She also opens up about her latest productions and the pressures of adapting popular IP, all while maintaining her sanity in Hollywood. Don’t miss this one!
For a limited time, you can try Pretty Tasty for free - just go to http://prettytasty.com, pick your flavor, and use code PODCRUSHED.
Podcrushed listeners can grab Rosetta Stone’s LIFETIME Membership for 50% OFF at rosettastone.com/podcrushed.That’s unlimited access to 25 language courses, for life!
Our new book Crushmore is out now! Go go go! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Crushmore/Penn-Badgley/9781668077993
00:00 Introduction
04:19 Lily’s Early Acting Journey
10:05 Challenges and Rejections
15:52 Moving to LA and Booking Riverdale
25:13 First Crushes and Heartbreaks
28:08 Embarrassing School Memories
30:18 Transition to Adulthood
30:54 Moving Back to LA and Auditioning for Riverdale
33:03 Booking the Role and Moving to Vancouver
34:20 Chemistry Tests and Initial Reactions
37:05 Shooting the First Season of Riverdale
39:01 Impact of Riverdale’s Success
39:28 Favorite Storylines and Behind-the-Scenes Memories
42:36 Challenges and Rewards of Independent Television
54:10 The Love Hypothesis and Handling Fan Expectations
57:16 Upcoming Projects and Future Plans
01:02:24 Advice to 12-Year-Old Self
🎧 Want more from Podcrushed?
🎵 TikTok
🐦 X / Twitter
✨ Follow Penn, Sophie & Nava
Penn
Sophie
Nava
TikTok
Penn
Sophie
Nava
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